1875 Antique CLAY BRICK Brewster J. Allison & Co Hudson River HAVERSTRAW NY RARE
Item History & Price
1876 CLAY BRICK Brewster J. Allison & Co. Hudson River HAVERSTRAW NY RARE FIND. This brick maker was only in business a few years. One of the ORIGINAL Brick Makers of the HUDSON RIVER / Haverstraw NY. NOTE the RAISED LETTERING. Rough edges and some wear. Salvaged. FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS of 19th CENTURY NY / HUDSON RIVER BRICKMAKING. GO TO the website brick collecting to get more information. ... Early American Brick Makers had raised lettering as their maker's mark. As the industry evolved, the brick maker's mark was depressed in what is now called the FROG of the brick. Not all bricks in a pallet had a maker's mark. A maker's mark brick was placed on a pallet to identify where the bricks came from almost like a calling card. Go to BRICK COLLECTING to get more information on the Brewster J Allison Co. This is a rare find, this particular brick, because it is rare. For brick collectors, this is an important brick to have in a mason or brick collector's collection.
